Sistema señalético como medio informativo y orientativo para la ruta turística “El Mogote - Bosque protector El Cangrejal”, de la comuna Olón.

Abstract

Olon Commune, a place full of tourist destinations that can offer a memorable experience to its visitors given its coastal position on the Spondylus route. This place has the Mogote, an area declared a natural reserve to ensure the protection of the distinctive flora and fauna of the Olón commune. It is currently presenting a series of problems such as; low influx of visitors, the constant abuse of the area by some residents for the illegal extraction of fertile land, logging of mangroves, hunting of the distinctive blue crab and clandestine fishing, has awakened the need to protect this area by delimiting the area of the route and communicating the prohibitions of certain actions within the Mogote. After identifying the signage system as a solution to various problems of protection and communication of scientific information within the Mogote, the process of collecting information in areas such as ergonomics, support materials and interviews to convey the identity of the community in design criteria began. We arrived at a functional proposal that follows the parameters of INEN standards, recommendations of experts in different topics such as signage, marine biology, architecture applied in protection zones and basic needs for users, which promises both to promote the affluence to El Mogote, and to communicate the due care that has to be provided to the area and to the users.